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cybe	2006-07-10 16:14

BRAND: Nokia
MODEL: LD-3W (third opinion)
TYPE: Sirf III
Works ?: Yes

cjackiewicz

2006-07-10 17:03

BRAND: Nokia
MODEL: LD-3W (4th opinion)
TYPE: SiRF Star III
Works ?: Yes

maurice

2006-07-11 00:41

Brand: Fortuna
Model: Clip-on

works very well with Maemo Mapper

bac522

2006-08-10 13:32

BRAND: CELLINK
MODEL: BTG-7000
TYPE:
Works ?: Yes
Startup Time (avg): 45-60 seconds
Personal Rating: 8
Other Comments: Easy to use. Worked right away with bluetooth & 770. Seems to have good battery life. Comes with both wall and car adapter. Documentation stinks, doesn't do a real good job with explaining the flashing LED's, but not to hard to guess what they mean. Battery isn't replaceable through. Great price at newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16858202001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16858202001R

lucaluca2

2006-08-12 23:28

gps

BRAND: Royaltek
MODEL: RBT 2010
TYPE: SiRF Star III
Support 20 channel gps

Works? maemo mapper?

dcarter

2006-08-13 02:30

BRAND: DeLorme
MODEL: Earthmate
TYPE: Bluetooth GPS

Takes about 30 seconds (or less) to fix with maemo mapper.
runs on 3 aaa batteries or its battery pack that fits in the battery compartment.
Works flawlessly all over, even in the woods if it can see sky.
I am elated with the unit; I got the package (with stupid software and cool usb adaptor) for like 70 bucks at Fry's.

kinda bugly fugly big but it works great-
dcarter

akapas

2006-08-22 02:43

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BRAND:
MODEL:
TYPE: Nokia LD-1W
Works ?: Yes
Startup Time (avg): 8-45 seconds according the manufacturer's webside, depending on ast used time)
Personal Rating: 8/10
Other Comments: Had to reset it, because it wouldn't work. Also had to restart my Nokia once, cause it wouldn't establish BT connection.
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oelph

2006-08-22 07:05

BRAND:
MODEL:
TYPE: Nokia LD-1W

Another vote for this excellent piece of kit. It worked first time, locks on to satellites within 5 seconds and even works indoors. I have no trouble placing this in a secure, hidden part of my car.

Personal rating: 9/10

npallett

2006-08-30 00:03

This GPS Receiver works fine with maemo-mapper

Quote:

Originally Posted by 9a6or

This receiver is £40 (GBP), has anyone tried it with Maemo Mapper?

I purchased one of these devices from www.mobilefun.co.uk and it was delivered within 24 hours. the device is instantly recognised by btplugin and maemo-mapper and works really well. Simple & inexpensive GPS option for the 770. Just waiting for flite to be ported to OS2006 so I can use it for car journeys. Also works fine with Nokia N70 phone (tested it with Wayfinder & Nav4All sofware).

jackjansen

2006-09-02 22:11

BRAND: Adapt
MODEL: AD-300
TYPE:
WORKS?: yes
Startup Time (avg): 45 sec according to box.
Personal Rating: 9/10
Other Comments: Startup is usually very quick, but if you've moved a long way and/or are inside it can be pretty long.

dugby

2006-09-03 14:01

BRAND: Rikaline
MODEL: GPS-6033
TYPE: SiRF & RFMD
WORKS?: yes, very well with Maemo mapper, on IT2006
Startup Time (avg): 22 secs timed.
Personal Rating: 10/10
Other Comments: very small unit, lithium battery good for ~10 hours, is bluetooth v1.2 Overall a very fast and accurate gps.

gigabites

2006-09-09 11:18

BRAND: Rikaline
MODEL: GPS-6033
TYPE: SiRF & RFMD
WORKS?: Oh yeh! paired in a few seconds and no need for a pairing number.
Startup Time (avg): between 20 to 25 seconds
Personal Rating: 10 out of 10
Other Comments:

The unit came with 2 metal discs with adhesive. It holds onto them very well. Under the battery lid you can see what looks like 2 tiny rare earth magnets.

It has a port for a high gain antenna which it seriously doesn't need (this thing even worked inside my house away from a window!). But if you have a lot of trees like we do in Oregon, it might be a help. Personally I am thinking of getting one so I can place the actual unit in my glove box and only expose the antenna to the direct heat and light of the sun.

Resync time is under a second, I swear. I went into a medium tunnel and it didn't give up until about 1/4 of the way in and resynced the same distance before I left the tunnel.

My unscientific test was that I got 4 days of use before it needed a recharge. I would say I used it 2-3 hours a day. It does come with a car charger. It supports an auto mode where it turns on/off when your car is on/off, if you are using the car adapter

At aroud $90 - 100, this is totally worth it. Side to side comparision it fairs way better than my friend's tomtom or the little garmin that looks like a tomtom.

maxilogan

2006-09-28 12:01

Brand: belkin GPS F8T051
Type: Sirf II XTrac
Works: yes
Startup time (avg): 30-60 sec
Personal Rating: 10/10

I bought through an eBay auction for 50$, together with its software (unusable both with my 770 and my TH55 :( ).
The receiver is fine, tough, good sensibility and good battery life. Immediately paired with the 770 and worked fine apart from the /dev/rfcomm trick which I performed after having experienced the link problems

Good!

brendan

2006-12-08 20:14

BRAND: Pharos
MODEL: iGPS-BT
TYPE: SiRF IIe/LP
Works ?: yes indeedy
Startup Time (avg): ~ 30 secs
Personal Rating: 8/10
Other Comments: http://www.pharosgps.com/products/bluetooth/PT200.htm

Gnubbel

2006-12-13 17:46

BRAND: HOLUX
MODEL: GR-230
TYPE: SiRF II
WORKS?: yes
Startup Time (avg): 20 secs for position lock.
Personal Rating: 10/10
Other Comments: very small unit, lithium battery good for ~10 hours, chargeable via "car-charger_2_USB adapters".

sbike

2007-01-17 06:02